Pre-order Bonus Waitlist: Get access to Investopoly Research Assistant

When pre-orders for Wealth by Design open in late May 2026, you will be invited to claim a bonus: an AI tool trained on 500+ Investopoly blogs written over the past decade. Ask a question and it will respond using Stuart’s published blogs and podcast episodes as the source material. To register, complete the form below.

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Your bonus: Investopoly Research Assistant

  • Ask better questions, faster: Get clear explanations drawn from Stuart’s published writing.
  • Decade of thinking in one place: 700,000+ words of articles organised into a searchable, conversational tool.
  • Source-based answers: Responses are grounded in Stuart’s blog content (so you can trace the thinking).
  • Ongoing access: Keep using it as a reference tool after you claim it.

Important note: This is an educational research assistant built from Stuart’s public articles. It is designed to help you learn concepts and frameworks, not to provide personal financial advice.

How to claim this bonus

Step 1: Enter your name and email above so we can notify you the moment pre-orders open.

Step 2: Pre-order the book from Australian-owned, Booktopia when pre-orders open
We will email you the links and the exact steps when pre-orders go live.

Step 3: Forward your receipt/order confirmation email to us – we’ll provide you with the email address when orders open.

Step 4: Instant access: We will email your access link to the Investopoly Research Assistant.

If you are wondering, “Is this just Investopoly again?” No, its not.

Wealth by Design is a complete rewrite that reflects everything I have learned, tested, and refined in the 8+ years since Investopoly. The ideas are familiar in spirit, but the thinking is sharper: more evidence-based, more behaviourally realistic, and more focused on the few mechanics that actually drive outcomes.

Investopoly introduced a framework. Wealth by Design is the upgraded operating system.

It is written for people who earn well but still struggle to build meaningful wealth, not because they are careless or unintelligent, but because surplus cash flow leaks away, investing becomes inconsistent, and emotion takes over when markets move. This book gives you a repeatable system for building long-term wealth through property and shares, grounded in how compounding works in practice and how real people behave under fear, greed, and uncertainty.

Rather than prediction, hot tips, or constant activity, the book focuses on the drivers you can control:

  • cash flow (the fuel)
  • asset allocation (the engine design)
  • gearing and liquidity (how you amplify returns without fragility)
  • risk control (how you avoid a bad year becoming a bad decade)

The system is built around eight rules, refined, and tightened from the original framework:

  1. Think in decades, not days
  2. Know how much income you need and by when
  3. Build a savings engine that runs on autopilot
  4. Focus on growth, then introduce liquidity and reduce gearing
  5. Adopt a value-aware asset allocation
  6. The evidence-based way to invest in shares
  7. Only own property with enduring, scarce, and growing demand
  8. Remove as much risk as possible

The objective is simple: make a small number of high-quality decisions, then repeat them consistently: create surplus, buy and hold quality growth assets, keep costs and mistakes low, use debt carefully, and build buffers and review habits that keep you in the game.

If Investopoly was Version 1, Wealth by Design is Version 2 – completely rebuilt from the ground up with eight more years of analysis, better tools, and a sharper understanding of what actually works in the real world.

What can you use it for?

Use Investopoly Research Assistant to explore how Stuart explains common wealth-building questions in his writing.

  • “What does Stuart emphasise when building wealth with a busy career?”
  • “How does Stuart think about shares vs property as a long-term framework?”
  • “What are the common mistakes high-income earners make with cashflow?”
  • “What does ‘compounding’ actually require in practice?”
  • “Summarise Stuart’s approach to managing risk and avoiding big mistakes.”
  • “Give me a checklist based on Stuart’s articles for reviewing my finances annually.”

Why this bonus exists

Over the last decade, Stuart has published hundreds of long-form articles to help people make smarter financial decisions. That library is valuable, but it is hard to search and connect the dots. Investopoly Research Assistant turns the content into a practical reference tool – so you can find the relevant frameworks and explanations in minutes.

FAQs

Q: When will the book be available?

  • At this stage, the book will be printed in July and arrive in bookshops by the end of August. Pre-orders will open towards the end of May 2026.

Q: Is this personal financial advice?

  • No. Stu AI provides general educational information based on Stuart’s published articles. It does not consider your objectives, financial situation, or needs.

Q: Will it tell me what to buy or sell?

  • No. It is designed to explain concepts and frameworks, not to recommend specific investments or products.

Q: What proof of purchase do I need?

  • Forward your retailer receipt or order confirmation email. That is usually sufficient.

Q: How long will I have access?

  • Ongoing access is included once you claim it (subject to reasonable use and continued operation of the service).

Q: I already receive your emails – do I need to register?

  • If you want the pre-order instructions and bonus claim steps, register here so you are tagged correctly for launch messages.

General information only. Not personal financial advice.

This page and the Investopoly Research Assistant bonus provide general educational information only and do not constitute personal financial advice. The information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation, or needs. Before acting on any information, consider its appropriateness for your circumstances and consider seeking advice from a licensed financial adviser. The Investopoly Research Assistant is designed to summarise and explain concepts from Stuart Wemyss’ published blogs/articles and does not provide recommendations to buy, sell, or hold any investment or financial product. Please do not input personal financial details into the tool.